All I ever wanted was the truth. Remember those words as you read the ones that follow. I never set out to topple my father's kingdom of lies from a sense of misplaced pride. I never wanted to bleed the species to its marrow, reaving half the galaxy clean of human life in this bitter crusade. I never desired any of this, though I know the reasons for which it must be done. But all I ever wanted was the truth.
Finished 1st season, it definitelly had some good aesthetic but boy , was it boring ....
I feel like nothing really happened in that show apart from a cheap battle between the numenor and the orcs. It felt like watching the extended remix director cut long version of a show that could easily have been a 4 episode season without losing ANY story telling, removing the slow motions scenes and the unecessary dialogues that are just here to give a flase sense of being important lessons.
And it felt weird that the way they were talking about their attack was like a massive army sailing from numenor to save a whole region but in realitty it felt like 4 ship going there to help a single village ???
And my god, please, bring a bit of nuance in your characters ... They are either evil or good hobbits with the power of friendship ....
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There's only one thing i might disagree with you in your post and that's the only quoted part.
Lord of the Rings is one of the largest and most valuable brands in literature, cinema, game companies and has a great engagement in all those areas. And has done so for years.
I do feel that you judge this by the TV industry standards and recent metrics and while it isn't exactly wrong, your quoted part isn't also exactly right. While some other IP's and brands may have done better in the industry recently, this does not reduce the value of Lord of the Rings and the Tolkien brand, which has had a steady and faithful engagement from the public for more than 75+years.
I would really like to know which brands do you think were larger and more valuable than Lord of the Rings and the criteria that led to this opinion.
/spit@Blizzard
A bit surprising that no Disney Plus show has hit the top 15 in 2022. But I do admit Disney Plus had a lackluster 2022 lineup, with Obi-Wan being mediocre and Andor not really getting the mainstream attention that it should have. Their Marvel series weren't very strong either.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...dia_franchises
In terms of value it seems like there are plenty of media franchises that are higher. The largest claim is also suspect as Star Wars has more games, cinema, and literature then Tolkien. Do you any evidence to back up your claim? The Tolkien Estate could grow it into what you claim since they seem more open to expansion/development.
"Man is his own star. His acts are his angels, good or ill, While his fatal shadows walk silently beside him."-Rhyme of the Primeval Paradine AFC 54
You know a community is bad when moderators lock a thread because "...this isnt the place to talk about it either seeing as it will get trolled..."
If you don’t have kids, Disney doesn’t produce enough compelling content to make it worth the sub. You can subscribe for a month, watch everything you want to see, then be sure there are no hidden gems left to find. Netflix and HBO Max don’t have that problem with adult subscribers.
Disney+ has Encanto, Bluey, and The Simpsons in the Nielsen top 15 for Overall for 2022. The entire top 15 Overall is higher then 5th or lower place on the Originals list. It really has nothing to do with compelling content but the category definitions reporting services use.
"Man is his own star. His acts are his angels, good or ill, While his fatal shadows walk silently beside him."-Rhyme of the Primeval Paradine AFC 54
You know a community is bad when moderators lock a thread because "...this isnt the place to talk about it either seeing as it will get trolled..."
If you call 100 million plus viewers a failure then every show in existance is a complete failure, and its the first 2 seasons thats costing around 1 billion including buying the rights to use the stuff, the show has done better than most shows released even in the short time its been out.
The company doesnt have enough rights to produce a show that could ever be a faithfull adaptation on LOTR so anyone expecting otherwise has unrealistic expectations, you were never going to get tolkien so you were always going to be unhappy, more than enough ppl like the show as it is so it doesnt matter is a small minority dont like it.
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SANDERS: It’s been a tremendous success for us, it performed incredibly well around the globe. It is by far our biggest scripted series, it is the most acquisitive show that we’ve put out. After we finished releasing episodes, we saw a new surge of people come to the service to start the show. We’ve already released the fact that we’re over 100 million, and the number has gone up since then, it’s millions and millions beyond that.
We are really proud that the show drove renewed interest in the books, we saw spikes in book sales. It’s just been a company-wide success and as significant as our investment has been, it has more than paid off for us.
So the co head of television of amazon studios has stated the show has paid off so your opinion isnt supported by any facts.
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My god you keep doing this. It's "their"!
They're: They are
There: Location. Hey go over there!
Their: Ownership. Amazon is using their rights to rings of power to make the series.
On topic: it's entirely possible Amazon views this as a success - it got a lot of people to realize that prime video exists... honestly I am a prime member and I barely pay attention to it - and if you don't know any better you would think that it's an ok, generic series, but it was still a terrible adaptation of a beloved property.
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All I ever wanted was the truth. Remember those words as you read the ones that follow. I never set out to topple my father's kingdom of lies from a sense of misplaced pride. I never wanted to bleed the species to its marrow, reaving half the galaxy clean of human life in this bitter crusade. I never desired any of this, though I know the reasons for which it must be done. But all I ever wanted was the truth.
It is valuable. Not to the degree of Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar or Harry Potter though.
Nothing is more valuable than Marvel and Star Wars. Absolutely nothing.
No. Not at all.great engagement in all those areas. And has done so for years.
The brand needed repositioning because it's engagement was very low at time of acquisition.
Evidence? You have gave it yourself, argumenting towards the success of the show, the books sold by Amazon etc. You have provided tons of pages of "evidence"
Not interested in discussing anything with the likes of you, anyway.
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If you mean "engagement" as in the metrics of the industry, maybe so. You're the expert in that.
However, there's a lot of people actually engaging with LotR content of films, books and games for years .
/spit@Blizzard
Gotta ask, how should we be defining “one of the largest” because through out the thread many posters have said RoP hasn’t been large at one point or another for not being in the say the top 10 of some charts and but when looking at the franchise as a whole they are about 60th. Like would you say RoP was one of the largest show releases if it’s say in the top 60 and those who say it wasn’t that big are wrong?
how should we be realistically using this terminology.
All I ever wanted was the truth. Remember those words as you read the ones that follow. I never set out to topple my father's kingdom of lies from a sense of misplaced pride. I never wanted to bleed the species to its marrow, reaving half the galaxy clean of human life in this bitter crusade. I never desired any of this, though I know the reasons for which it must be done. But all I ever wanted was the truth.
We really couldn't care about any of your arguments, then, since we cba to actually decipher your mistake ridden text.
It's also common courtesy to edit grammar and spelling mistakes you see later.
Not that you're the only guilty person, but don't try to dismiss that.
/spit@Blizzard
All I ever wanted was the truth. Remember those words as you read the ones that follow. I never set out to topple my father's kingdom of lies from a sense of misplaced pride. I never wanted to bleed the species to its marrow, reaving half the galaxy clean of human life in this bitter crusade. I never desired any of this, though I know the reasons for which it must be done. But all I ever wanted was the truth.
FWIW, I don't think superfans re-watching their copies of the Extended Edition DVDs do much for "the brand" in an executive's mind. Like, I have all 3 LOTR movies on DVD and my friends and I watch them during the holidays, but that doesn't make anyone any money, and doesn't expand the brand.
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Also, do not police other people's grammar. It is explicitly against the rules of this forum. Not everyone speaks English as a first language, and because we require all posts to be in English, policing grammar is considered trolling.
CF: Only post in English. As English is not everyone's native language, we ask you to not correct other people's posts unless you are asked to. Do not quote dictionary entries for the sake of arguing. Don't be the grammar police.
Yes. LOTR is a long running franchise brand. But has nowhere near the interaction points of Marvel or Star Wars.
Of course. As I said, bigger brands tried and failed.However, there's a lot of people actually engaging with LotR content of films, books and games for years .
Disney, WBD, Uni- they spent money and threw a lot at Netflix. None broke through the Netflix content wall. Amazon did.